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Parents and advocates urge shift of due-process burden to districts in H.4217
Summary
Representative Sullivan and families backed H.4217, which would shift the burden of proof in special-education disputes from parents to school districts; parents described lengthy, costly legal fights and urged greater fairness and earlier interventions.
Representative Sullivan introduced H.4217, which would shift the burden of proof in special-education due-process disputes from parents to school districts. Supporters — including parents who described multi-year struggles and a non-attorney special-education advocate — said the current system requires families to marshal data and legal resources they…
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